# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018099904` · 9/25/2018 · REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 201 Brookside Ave, REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, 92373
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On September 25, 2018, an employee was chasing after a customer to return their change when the employee missed a step on the entrance stairway, lost balance, and fell, suffering an elbow fracture that required hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*